Taking Huazhong University of Science and Technology as an example, the defense committee comprehensively evaluated the level of the thesis and the defense situation, and voted by secret ballot. A resolution recommending the award of a master's degree can only be made with the consent of more than two thirds of all members.
Thesis defense should be held in public. Papers that have been kept confidential can be defended within a certain range. The defense meeting should have detailed records, and the original written records should be kept by each hospital (branch, institute) for future reference, and can only be destroyed after two years. If the thesis defense fails, the defense committee shall vote by secret ballot, and with the consent of more than two thirds of all members, the thesis can be revised and re-defended within one year.
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Requirements related to the award of university degrees:
1. Each college (department, institute) of the school shall, at the time of graduation of each undergraduate course, review the graduation results and graduation appraisal materials one by one according to the requirements for awarding bachelor's degrees, put forward a list of persons to be awarded bachelor's degrees, which shall be reviewed by the degree review committee of the college (department, institute) and reported to the college bachelor's degree review group for review. Those who pass the examination will be awarded a bachelor's degree certificate.
2. After completing the course study and thesis defense, master students can apply for a master's degree and accept the qualification examination for defense.
3 defense qualification examination by the colleges (departments, institutes) according to the provisions of Article 7 of these rules, combined with the relevant provisions of the training plan and the school, the political thought, scientific research style, academic performance and business ability of master students during their study.
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